How do I concatenate text in AppleScript?

Applescript:

You can also concatenate compatible things (that is, stuff which can be coerced to text). Eg:

Applescript:

set x to "a" & {"b", 5} --> "ab5"

You concatenated here (or "joined") a text, and a list containing a text item and an integer.

Note that the "&" operator will take as "chief" the left member in the operation. If it is text, it will try to coerce the rest of the members involved to text. So, this example will have a different behaviour, as the left-most member is not text: